Colors and their Positive Associations

White: white is associated with light, purity, clarity, cleanliness, innocence, virginity, neutrality, perfection, safety, new beginning, goodness, faith, and hope.

Black: black is associated with power, elegance, formality, mystery, potential, possibility, strength, authority, prestige, depth, and stability.
Black can give the sensation of calm, restfulness, and tranquility.
A black back ground makes the other colors stand out and contrasts well with bright colors.

Red: red is associated with excitement, enthusiasm, celebration, joy, happiness, action, energy, strength, power, importance, safety, protection, confidence, boldness, courage, determination, will power, good health, vitality, vigor, speed, prosperity, passion, desire, romance, and love. Valentine’s Day and Christmas day.
Red can stimulate the brain and arouse emotions and attention. It can increase metabolism, respiration rate, and blood pressure.

Orange: orange is associated with sunshine, warmth, tropics, enthusiasms, fascination, attraction, joy, happiness, creativity, determination, success, encouragement, stimulation, strength, endurance, and harvest.
Orange can stimulate the brain, have invigorating effects, and stimulate appetite.

Gold: gold is associated with prestige, illumination, wisdom, wealth, prosperity, and quality.

Yellow: yellow is associated with the color of sunshine, energy, warmth, optimism, enlightenment, joy, happiness, cheerfulness, honor, loyalty, intellect, and freshness.
Yellow can stimulate the brain and bring attention and focus.

Green: green is associated with the color of nature, growth, harmony, freshness, life, fertility, healing power, restful, stability, endurance, hope, ambition, safety, protection, well being, and peace.
Green, like blue, can produce a calming and safety effect.
Chlorophyll, dark green, is used to detoxify the body.

Blue: blue is associated with the color of the sky and sea, depth, stability, trust, wisdom, confidence, consciousness, intelligence, intuition, faith, spirituality, truth, heaven, tranquility, calmness, purification, health, healing, integrity, power, expertise, and knowledge.
Blue can produces a calming and cooling effect on the mind and body and can also slow down the metabolism.

Purple: purple is associated with royalty, power, nobility, luxury, ambition, wealth, extravagance, eccentricity, wisdom, integrity, independence, creativity, mystery, and magic.

Brown: brown is associated with earth, organic, stability, reliability, approachability, convention, and order.
Brown can create the sensation of being “rooted” or connected and a sense of order.






This article was taken from: psychologicalharasment